# Evaporation Low Water Level

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [February 13, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953 "2017-02-13T19:41:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MarkCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MarkCat](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/MarkCat)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/1 "2017-02-13T19:41:09Z")

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What happens if the water level evaporates to below the minimum water level indicated on the precision cooker?

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**Author:** ![acs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/acs/32/855_2.png) [@acs](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/acs)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/2 "2017-02-14T02:58:50Z")

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It would be bad. Not total protonic reversal bad, but bad.

(could burn out the heating coil)

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**Author:** ![solieus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@solieus](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/solieus)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/3 "2017-02-14T12:21:17Z")

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The anova has a sensor and will shut off and make a very loud beep if it cannot detect any water.

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**Author:** ![john.jcb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/john.jcb/32/7269_2.png) [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/4 "2017-02-14T13:30:31Z")

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There are a number of threads on this and creative ways people have come up with to slow evaporation.

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**Author:** ![Liz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Liz11](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Liz11)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/5 "2017-02-15T22:05:08Z")

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I just cover my pot with tin foil/saran wrap and a towel. I usually don’t do cooks longer than a couple hours but I’ve never had a evaporation issue.

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**Author:** ![jordan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/jordan/32/532_2.png) [@jordan](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/jordan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/evaporation-low-water-level/4953/6 "2017-02-21T19:49:33Z")

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If you’ve connected your phone to your Precision Cooker through the Anova Culinary App, you’ll also get a notification to alert you that the water is low, but going below minimum is easily avoidable with a few insulation tricks. Here’s a few good pointers on insulation and vessels if you want to get more info: [What sous vide container should I use? – Anova Culinary](https://anovaculinary.com/sous-vide-container-guide/)